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Dann H. Lewis has seen Maine through a tourist's eyes. He has flown into the Portland Jetport, dined on Maine lobster, visited friends along the coast, and canoed through Western Maine. Dann Lewis begins a job Monday as the director of the Maine Office of Tourism, the top government position in one of the state's largest industries. Dann Lewis will oversee an office with

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Dann Lewis is Maine’s (relatively) new Director of Tourism, appointed by Governor Angus King, Jr. Dann Lewis has been president and vice president of airline industry companies, and has served as Director of Tourism in New York State (overseeing the blockbuster I Love New York tourism campaign), the United States Virgin Islands and also in the Bahamas. He has certainly earned his

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A joint advertising program to encourage more Japanese travel to New York has been developed with Japan Airlines and the New York Division of Tourism, says Dann Lewis, Director of Tourism.JAL print advertising in Japan will carry the "I Love New York" logo, and special tv commercials are being filmed in New York. In addition, radio commercials will feature the "I Love NY" theme music, already

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by Dann Lewis, Director of TourismThe state of New York is off and running again for fall with its internationally famous "I Love NY" tourism campaign.Resorts on Long Island are now operating at 97% capacity, and in the Thousand Islands, 93%. Special briefings for travel agents are to be held around the country in connection with the "I Love New York" campaign. This special campaign has been

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Well neighbor, truth be told, the state thinks the onslaught of visitors is a good thing, because most of them come with a wallet full of disposable cash which they’re going to spend on ice cream, boat rides, t shirts, and rocks with "Bar Harbor" painted on them. There’s just no way we can get these folks to just mail their cash to us because we’re special. They’re going to have to physically

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By TUX TURKEL, Portland Press Herald, Mar 9, 2004"It must be Maine," targets Northeast residents who have never been to Maine and might be surprised at the diversity of outdoor experiences they can have here. This image campaign appears to be boosting the state's recognition, according to Dann Lewis, Maine's tourism director. Surveys done last year in southern New England and New York - where

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from "Tourism spending rose in 2005, state reports" by Tux Terkel, Portland Press-Herald, August 18, 2006 Maine's tourism industry broke out of a four-year slump in 2005 and increased the total number of overnight trips to the state by 9 percent and the number of overnight vacationers by 12 percent, figures being released today show. "2005 was a very good year," said Dann Lewis, the state's

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Dann H. Lewis has been Director of the Office of Tourism in the State of Maine for the past seven years. In this role Mr. Lewis has been instrumental in moving the promotional budget from a $1.5 million general fund allocation to a $7.2 million dedicated revenue source. In turn tourism has become Maine’s largest industry with visitor expenditures exceeding $9.2 billion annually, amounting to

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Back in the early 70's, Dann Lewis was the driving force behind the creation of Bahamasair. Dann Lewis' leadership was so successful, the airline actually started flying 2 weeks ahead of schedule.

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By EDWARD D. MURPHY, Staff Writer, MaineToday.comDann Lewis, the director of tourism, said the state hopes to capitalize on the perception of Maine as a place apart from the turmoil in the world. "Our industry continues to reel from the fear factor that has one common denominator ­ people want to stay as close to home as possible," Dann Lewis said. That makes Maine especially attractive to

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With experience in the airline and tourism industries, Dann Lewis was named Maine Office of Tourism Director.Dann Lewis has worked as a travel and marketing consultant for several major clients, and was director of tourism development for New York state and the US Virgin Islands.Tourism is one of Maine's largest industries, and Dann Lewis brings tremendous experience to the Maine Office of

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As a tourist, Dann Lewis has visited Maine a number of times, visiting friends on the coast and canoeing in Western Maine.In 1995, Dann Lewis came to Maine to stay as Director of the Maine Office of Tourism. With an annual budget of just $1.8 million and a 4 person staff, the biggest challenge was to unite private and public interests and promote Maine tourism within the limited budget.Dann Lewis

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When reporters begin to call around Labor Day, asking how the tourist season in Maine went, Dann Lewis responds "It hasn't gone anywhere".Dann Lewis represents New Tourism thinking for Maine. The idea of a Labor Day deadline is Old Tourism thinking.Dann Lewis came to the Maine Office of Tourism in 1995, and is a career tourism marketing professional. Highlights of Dann Lewis' career include

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